Legislature 2003: Farm workers' legislation seeks safety measurers Farm workers on Thursday urged passage of bills to protect them from health risks due to pesticides, and from slavery rings that exploit migrant workers by not paying minimum wages. Their legislative advocates include African-American Democrats and Cuban-American Republicans who cited the "shame" of a legacy of mistreatment of Florida farm workers.

Around the state: Government sued over Elian raid MIAMI -- A Washington-based legal watchdog group is suing the federal government on behalf of more than 100 protesters who claimed they were beaten and gassed with pepper spray during the raid to seize Elian Gonzalez from his Miami relatives nearly three years ago.